Court imposes travel ban on 3, including Jubo League Chairman Parash
The ACC says the restriction is necessary to prevent the accused from leaving the country and potentially hindering its investigation into alleged illegal wealth and money laundering.
A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on Bangladesh Awami Jubo League Chairman Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash, his wife Nahid Sultana and another individual, Tanzin Oahab Bristy, in a case over allegations of acquiring illegal wealth and money laundering.
Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Shahjahan Kabir passed the order today (27 August) following an application by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), confirmed Tanzir Ahmed, assistant director (public relations) of ACC.
Earlier, AKM Mahbubur Rahman, deputy director (monitoring and investigation) and investigation officer of the ACC, filed an application seeking travel restrictions on the three individuals.
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The application said that Parash had allegedly acquired illegal assets through money laundering by conducting large financial transactions through bank accounts held in his own name and in the names of individuals and entities linked to his interests. The ACC is currently investigating the allegations.
During the investigation, information from confidential sources indicated that the accused were attempting to flee abroad. If they leave the country, the investigation could be hampered.
The application further said that restricting their departure from the country was essential for a proper investigation.
